Citizenship is what makes a republic - monarchies can get along without it.

There is no other life; life itself is only a vision and a dream for nothing exists but space and you. If there was an all-powerful God, he would have made all good, and no bad.

Life becomes fully understandable only the moment we realise that we are all mad.

Our Bible reveals to us the character of our god with minute and remorseless exactness... It is perhaps the most damnatory biography that exists in print anywhere. It makes Nero an angel of light and leading by contrast.

Between believing a thing and thinking you KNOW is only a small step and quickly taken.

Man can seldom - very, very, seldom - fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. Overnight success is a fallacy. It is preceded by a great deal of preparation. Ask any successful person how they came to this point in their lives, and they will have a story to tell.